Senior Planner
Role Overview
As a Senior Planner at BMD, you'll play a key role in shaping how major infrastructure projects are won and delivered, developing high-quality construction programs across both tenders and live projects. Working closely with estimating, construction and project teams, you'll help drive project strategy, optimise delivery approaches and support successful project outcomes. Joining BMD means becoming part of a business known for its strong culture, long-term people, and a proven ability to deliver complex infrastructure projects successfully.
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About BMD
BMD is Australia’s leading integrated engineering, construction and urban development business. As the largest privately owned civil contractor in Australia, BMD is at the forefront of excellence, with a growing international footprint extending to the Philippines and the United Kingdom.
Driven by a purpose of powering futures and creating enduring legacies, we deliver complex infrastructure solutions that connect and transform communities. For over 45 years, our diverse portfolio of projects and roles provides exceptional opportunities for our people to grow and make a lasting impact. As part of our team, you’ll help deliver challenging projects, supported by leadership within an inclusive people-first culture.
About the role
As a Senior Planner at BMD, you'll play a key role in shaping how major infrastructure projects are won and delivered, developing high-quality construction programs across both tenders and live projects. Working closely with estimating, construction and project teams, you'll help drive project strategy, optimise delivery approaches and support successful project outcomes. Joining BMD means becoming part of a business known for its strong culture, long-term people, and a proven ability to deliver complex infrastructure projects successfully.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the development of construction programs across tenders and live projects.
- Provide planning expertise and strategic advice to estimating, construction and project teams.
- Identify project risks, opportunities and delivery constraints through proactive planning.
- Monitor project performance and support effective project controls and reporting.
- Contribute to successful project outcomes through program optimisation, delay analysis and planning best practice.
About you
Experience developing and managing construction programs on major infrastructure projects.
A practical understanding of how projects are planned, sequenced and successfully delivered.
Strong technical planning capability combined with commercial and delivery awareness.
The confidence to challenge thinking, influence outcomes and provide trusted project advice.
A collaborative approach and desire to be part of a high-performing team with a strong, people-first culture.
Benefits
- We believe our people do their best work when they feel supported — personally and professionally. That’s why we offer benefits that go beyond the basics:
- grow your career with specialised learning and development programs
- be recognised at our annual employee awards event and through our Thrive reward and recognition platform
- prioritise wellbeing with mental health support and discounted gym access
- support your family with paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers and flexible work arrangements available
- access perks with novated leasing, specialised Power Perks and discounts with hundreds of retailers.
Diversity and inclusion
We recognise that we are strengthened by diversity, and we embrace differences as an equal opportunity employer providing a flexible and inclusive workplace.
So, join our team, be yourself and help us power futures and create legacies.
We’re a purpose and values-led business guided by our values of family, empowered, collaborative and driven. For further details on what makes BMD unique, head to https://www.bmdgroup.global/careers
Requirements
- Experience developing and managing construction programs on major infrastructure projects.
- A practical understanding of how projects are planned, sequenced and successfully delivered.
- Strong technical planning capability combined with commercial and delivery awareness.
- The confidence to challenge thinking, influence outcomes and provide trusted project advice.
- A collaborative approach and desire to be part of a high-performing team with a strong, people-first culture.
About BMD Group
Australian family-owned integrated engineering, construction and urban development business serving public, institutional and private clients.
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